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The Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages at Michigan State University seeks to fill a tenure-track appointment in Psycholinguistics at the Assistant Professor level to begin on August 16, 2009.

Ph.D. in Linguistics, Psychology, or a closely related field required by time of appointment. Candidates should be able to demonstrate the relevance of their research interests to other areas of linguistics, such as syntax, phonology, formal semantics, language acquisition, neurolinguistics or sociolinguistics. We especially welcome candidates whose research is crosslinguistic in nature. We seek a person who will be active in graduate teaching and who also has a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.

This position will complement strengths in formal linguistics and psycholinguistics in the Linguistic Program. The successful candidate should have a record of publication and/or presentations and expertise in language processing (comprehension or production). We welcome applicants who can contribute to collaborative research and teaching across subdisciplines within linguistics and to interdisciplinary research in Cognitive Science. The successful candidate will also be expected to develop a research agenda for which external funding can be sought.

Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. Email questions to Alan Munn at the email address provided below. Send letters of application describing research and teaching interests, vita, three letters of recommendation to: David Prestel at the address provided below. Applicants who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents must provide documentation evidencing employment authorization in the U.S.

Michigan State University is committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The university actively encourages applications and/or nominations of women, persons of color, veterans and persons with disabilities. MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer.